Calvary Prineville

Jesus sent the disciples across the Sea of Galilee, where in the dark of night they encountered a strong storm. Afraid because Jesus wasn’t with them, they strained at the oars, until they saw Him walking on the water in the midst of it all. Matthew recounts that Peter got out of the boat to walk to Jesus, but saw his circumstances, took his eyes off Jesus, and began to sink. We need to remember t...

A new and courageous Peter stands up and preaches to a large crowd. Using Old Testament passages he quotes Joel and David to preach the gospel. In the last days, or Day of the Lord, he said, the Holy Spirit would be poured out on all mankind. This isn’t just a shower, but downpour of power to preach and to prophesy, which is speaking forth the heart of God as exhortation, encouragement and comfort...

After working many miracles for sick people, Jesus went away to rest with His disciples. Still, the people followed him, and Jesus had great compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. He sought to feed them but the disciples only found a young boy with five barley loaves and two fish. This was a very tiny amount of food but enough for the Lord’s purpose. Blessing the food,...

There was a fourfold witness of Jesus: 1) Jesus HImself; 2) John the Baptist; 3) the works of Jesus; and 4) the witness of the Father. Jesus indicted the Jews for their unbelief which was a spiritual and moral failure against God. The never heard God's voice yet claimed to be followers of Moses and never saw His form, even though Jesus was the manifestation of the Father. Even though they were exp...

After Jesus ascended, the disciples waited for the Promise of the Father, which was the baptism with the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit has three presences in the believer: He's with us (beside us), in us, and is poured upon us (baptized with). The purpose of being baptized with the Holy Spirit is for boldness - to be a bold witness for Jesus with courage and power. There is nothing to be afraid of....

Christianity has nothing if Jesus isn’t God, because as we believe in Jesus we pass from life to death. Most people, even Christians, don’t have an accurate understanding of the resurrection of the dead. All will be resurrected – some to eternal life (those who have done good works because of their faith in Jesus) and some to eternal death (those who didn’t believe in Jesus and as a result, practi...

God is both good and severe, and where there is mercy, salvation and justice there is also judgment. You can’t give one attribute to God and ignore the others. A day has been appointed for judgment – a day of reckoning by the Son. Today we are being attacked by the “religion of tolerance,” but unless you acknowledge Jesus Christ as the risen Son of God, and believe in His Name, you will not be sav...

Rory gives an introduction to the book of Acts, which is both historical and evangelical. Acts is the main source of our study of the Church. Written by Luke, a physician, it is an orderly account, and is incredibly accurate. Places referenced in Acts can still be found today. It is at this time that Jesus told the disciples to wait in Jerusalem until they received the Promise of the Father, who w...

Mark's brief description of the events after Jesus' resurrection is examined, with both Matthew and Luke used to fill in the gaps. After His resurrection, the scared disciples refused to believe that Jesus was alive. Only when He appeared to them did they understand. God allowed this to unfold to provide many witnesses, and then Jesus told the disciples to preach the gospel to every creature. That...

Whereas our concepts of a day, a month and a year are all tied to natural (created) phenomena, the week is directly related to the creation itself. God created for six days and then rested on the seventh - a week. This has been passed on through cultures for thousands of years. The Jews, following the Old Testament laws, regarded the seventh day (now known as Saturday) as the Sabbath. However, ear...

It is a fact that Jesus died and rose again from the grave - the foundation of our faith. Immediately after, people were afraid. The women - who at least weren't afraid to be with Jesus at the crucifixion while the disciples hid - were also afraid to tell of His resurrection. Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple who received Jesus' body for burial was also afraid, and so came at night. We need n...

Healing on the Sabbath was the beginning of the real persecution of Jesus. This is also where he begins to show himself to be equal in authority with the Father. The question was: Does God work on the Sabbath or rest on the Sabbath? Does He violate the Sabbath law? The Jews wrestled with this question. Jesus said the Father has been working and so has He. The Jews instantly understood the importan...

After Jesus leaves Samaria he goes to Galilee. There he is received as opposed to in Jerusalem, his own country, although he was received in Galilee based on the miracles he did in Jerusalem. This wasn't authentic faith in the Savior of the world. He meets a nobleman who is desperate for his dying son to be healed, and who realized that with all he had he had nothing. In life, trials drive us to J...

Note: tech difficulties cut off the first few minutes. The Samaritan woman returns to her town and tells everyone about Jesus, and many believe because of her testimony. Our fields are white, and we need to be willing to take part in the harvest of souls.

The disciples were directed to find a man in Jerusalem who would take them to the Upper Room where they would celebrate Passover. They found it just as Jesus had said. The Passover foreshadowed Jesus, who is the true and better Passover Lamb. The Passover feast celebrating vicory became tainted with treachery because of Judas' betrayal of Jesus. This was prophesied and had to happen. The Last Supp...

In this classic story of the woman at the well, Rory explains why Samaria was sort of a "no-go" area for Jews. Nevertheless, Jesus was called to travel through there where he met the Samaritan woman. She had three strikes against her: she was a Samaritan; she was a woman; and she was living in adultery. Lovingly, He confronted her that she needed to be saved and experience the living water of the...

Jesus is baptizing at the same time as John the Baptist, and some of John's disciples are a bit jealous, recognizing that Jesus had more people coming to him than John did. John knew his ministry was not about him; instead, he needed to reflect all glory and attention to Jesus. In our lives and ministries, we much decrease and Jesus increase. Let his fame be made great.

It's important that we gather corporately for worship and teaching, but just as importantly that we gather in small groups. It is in these small groups that we will grow in our Christian walk and relationships with other believers.

Jesus was sent into the world to save it, not to condemn it. There is no condemnation for those who are in Jesus. Jesus is the light of the world, but it isn't our natural tendency to come to the light. It's the sovereign work of God that moves us in that direction.

This well-known verse confronts us to either believe or reject Jesus. This is God's great love to us even though we were dead in sin, and we respond by loving HIm and by loving others. Racism has no place in Christianity - Jesus died for all lives, the whole world. The love of God is limitless.

This is Joe Papineau's first teaching at Calvary Prineville. He starts by giving his testimony and how the Lord has worked in his life, and then moves to teach the end of Mark 13 - the Olivet Discourse - which he is also teaching in Paulina. Jesus teaches there are definite signs of His coming, although no one knows the exact hour. People don't agree on End Times interpretations be he's OK with th...

Nicodemus comes to Jesus in the night and Jesus tells him that to see the kingdom of God one must be born again. Nicodemus can't understand how this can be, even though he is a respected teacher of the law and the Old Testament referred to being washed new with water.

Daniel prophesized about the Desolation, and it was partially fulfilled in 168 BC when Jerusalem was conquered and a pig sacrificed in the Temple. However, there is a greater fulfilment in the future during the End Times when the antichrist sets up an abomination. According to Daniel, Jesus will return 3 1/2 years later. Jesus warns us that when this happens we are to flee because there will be ma...

Jesus enters the Temple, sees that it has become a marketplace instead of a house of worship, and brings correction as prophesized in Malachi 3. The Jews question him but don't look at their own lives. As a sign He said he would be killed and then raised up in three days, and after his resurrection, the disciples remembered this and believed. The signs Jesus did fostered faith in peoples' hearts....

Joe begins a series on the Olivet Discourse, where Jesus tells his disciples about the signs of the end times. As the disciples marvel at the Temple, Jesus says every stone is going to be torn down. Later it was, and this shows us that when He says something is going to happen, it will. Now, concerning end times, we're looking for two things: First, Jesus coming toward the earth and rapturing the...